Improvement in egg-carriers



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P. TULP.

EGG-CARRIERS.

Patented 0ct.31, 1876.

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P. TULP.

EGG-CARRIERS.

Patented 0ct.31,1876.

Witnesses:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER TULP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN EGG-CARRIERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 183,827, dated October3l, 1876; application filed August 31, 1876.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETERTULP, of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments inEgg-Preserving Devices, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention appertains to make and use the said improvements, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, and inWhich- Figure 1 represents a front elevation of an egg-preserving caseembodying my invention; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same, and Fig. 3a top or plan view of one of the trays. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe tray partly open.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts.

In the drawing, Arepresents the supportingframe of the egg-holding boxor case. I deem it preferable to mount this frame on casters, as shownat a a, and to provide it with one or more rings or handles, a', toadmit of the frame and the parts supported by it being moved from placeto place with facility. I also provide the frame with the hooks orcatches b b, for the purpose hereinafter referred to. B is the box orcasein which the eggs are inclosed. This box or case is centrallypivoted to the frame A, as represented at c, and the pivot and itsbearing should be made of iron or other hard metal, and firmly attachedto the parts to which they are applied. d d are blocks or stops on thecase B. These stops are so arranged that one of them will always restagainst the frame A, and are provided with pins d d adapted to be thenengaged by one of the hooks or catches b b, the object of the hooks andpins being to retain the case in an upright position at each half-turnon its pivot. The frame `A is adapted to permit the case to be turned inthis manner, and the position of the blocks d d when arranged to admitof a halfturn of Hthe case, is clearly indicated in Fig. 2. O G aredoors hinged to opposite sides of the case. These doors consist offrames, to which wire-cloth or other equivalent material is applied, asrepresented in Fig. 1. C C' are removable panels. D D are cleats orrails arranged parallelly on opposite sides of the interior of the case.E E are trays to receive the eggs. I deem it best, in order to securelightness, to make the trays of pasteboard, straw-board, ortar-board.They may, however, be made of veneer, or even of sheet metal when theweight of the latter is not too great. Each tray consists of two parts,e e, having therein the openings c e to receive the ends ofthe eggs.These parts are hinged together by means of the hinges ff constructed tohold the parts c c at such a distance froln each other when closed orfolded as to prevent them from being supported by the eggs. The edgesopposite the hinges may be thus supported by means of the supports f f.Arranged across the openings e e are the soft or exible bands or loopsgg, secured to the parts e e byimeans of the small staples g g', Whichshould be clinched after being driven through the said parts. The loopsg g cross each other, as shown, and should be fastened to each other atthe point of crossing, so as to firmly support the eggs. Any nettingrmly secured to the trays and arranged across the openings therein, soas to form a soft or dexible sack to receive the eggs, Will answer thesame purpose as the loops already described. In order to stiffen andstrengthen the trays when they are made of pasteboard, strawboard, ortar-board, I bind them with sheet metal about the edges, as representedat h h, and apply to the exterior sides of the trays the cross-pieces hh'.

The eggs should be packed in the trays by arranging them endwise in theopenings e e', the trays being opened or unfolded for that purpose. Thetrays should then be closed and arranged on the cleats D D. It will beperceived that the trays are removable, and that the trays not removedwill be held firmly in place by the supporting cleats. Provision shouldbe made for locking or fastening the doors O C. The case and contentsmay be readily reversed, so that the yolks of the eggs will thus beprevented from settling to the shells and injuring the quality of theeggs. The eggs may be shipped in the cases now described, as well asstored and ventilated therein. When the case is made very large, it maybe divided by partitions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An egg preserving and Ventilating case, consisting of a Ventilatedbox pivoted to a supporting-frame, and having cleats or grooves tosupport removable egg-receiving trays independently, one above theother, when the position ofthe box is reversed from time to time, forthe purpose specified.

2. The trays E E, consisting of the parts e e hinged to each other, andhaving therein the egg-receiving openings e e', and provided with thesoft or flexible loops or egg-supporters g g, in combination with a box0r case adapted to receive the said trays, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. In combination, the supporting-frame A and the box or case B, pivotedto the said frame, and provided with the stops d d, arranged asdescribed, and also with cleats or grooves for supporting removable eggreceiving and supporting trays, substantially as and for the purposesspecied.

PETER TULP.

Witnesses:

F. F. WARNER, ULLMAN STRONG.

